1 Gros - Henry II second reign

Features

Issuer Kingdom of Cyprus (Crusader and Christian states in the Eastern Mediterranean)
King Henry II (1310-1324)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1310-1324
Value 1 Gros = 24 Deniers
Currency Denier (1192-1489)
Composition Silver
Weight 4.4 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
86716

Obverse

The King sitting on a curule chair with foreparts of lions. He holds a sceptre in right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Inscription around it and a solid ring on the rim.

Lettering: + hEnRI | REI DE

Translation: Henry king of

Reverse

Cross of jerusalem (large cross with a square in the centre, with smaller crosses in each quarter part), surrounded by a beaded ring. Another beaded ring on the rim, with the inscription between the rings.

Lettering: + IERVSALEM ED ChIPR,

Translation: Jerusalem and Cyprus

Comments

The weights of the gros de Chypre minted during the second reign of Henri II vary from 4.3g to 4.7g.Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1310-1324)  Obverse: Cross in left field
ND (1310-1324)  Obverse: F in left field
ND (1310-1324)  Obverse: No things around king
ND (1310-1324)  Obverse: Rossete in right field
ND (1310-1324)  Obverse: Star in left field
ND (1310-1324)  Obverse:Two lilies in left field, third in right field

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